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Amnesty calls on international community to support Guinea Bissau

[Nigeria] Chickens foraging for food in the homestead of Birnin Yaro village, near Sambawa Farms. [Date picture taken: 02/13/2006] Dulue Mbachu/IRIN
Niger is working to block import of chickens from northern Nigeria
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    Amnesty International called on the world community on Thursday to help Guinea Bissau rebuild and reform key institutions that protect human rights, particularly the judiciary and law enforcement agencies. "It is also vital that the United Nations proceeds with the proposed deployment of human rights officers," Amnesty added.

    The new government has repeatedly vowed to respect human rights, Amnesty said, and has disbanded the security police which was "responsible" for many human rights abuses. Amnesty called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

    It urged the new authorities to review the criminal justice system and ensure "a coherent and comprehensive reform of the judicial, law enforcement and penal institutions".

    "The failure to protect fundamental economic, social, civil and political rights was one of the causes of the conflict," it said, urging the international community to help Guinea Bissau develop effective institutions for the protection of human rights.

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